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  1. COPD - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an ongoing lung condition caused by damage to the lungs. The damage results in swelling and irritation, ...

  2. COPD - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Diagnosis. Often COPD can be hard to diagnose because symptoms can be the same as those of other lung conditions. Many people who have COPD may not be ...

  3. COPD - Care at Mayo Clinic

    Virtually every test and therapy for diagnosis and treatment of COPD is available at Mayo Clinic, including pulmonary function testing, lung volume reduction ...

  4. Mayo Clinic Minute: What you need to know about COPD

    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the most common smoking-related illness, but most people don't have a good understanding of it.

  5. COPD Clinic - Overview

    Learn about treatment, including bronchoscopy lung volume reduction, for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.

  6. Quit smoking, prevent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Mayo Clinic News Network

    If you smoke and are thinking about quitting, consider that tobacco smoking is a leading cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, a chronic ...

  7. Emphysema - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Emphysema is a lung problem that makes it hard to catch your breath. It's one of the conditions that make up chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

  8. New frontiers in the treatment of COPD - Mayo Clinic

    Treatment for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — including emphysema, chronic bronchitis and COPD exacerbation — can be tailored ...

  9. New hope for COPD patients possible with in-home device

    ... chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The team identified a number ... COPD is a chronic lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe. COPD ...

  10. Mayo Clinic Radio: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

    COPD is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs. Symptoms include breathing difficulty, cough, mucus production and ...